Principal Update
Mills Elementary November 14, 2022- November 18, 2022
Send a Teacher or Staff Member a Gratitude Gram!
Send a teacher/staff member a Gratitude Gram Here! This message will be delivered to the teacher/staff member before they leave for Thanksgiving Break https://forms.gle/WRxddUgwhdfwXJ3Y8
Other Ways to Show Your Love:
- Bring your teacher or a Mills staff member their favorite Fall beverage! See staff favorites here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XFiHK4Q3QhQcC2Am5RyfTY_RCBLSYqPC_WxEh5hQyh8/edit?usp=sharing
- Surprise a teacher/staff member with a sweet treat or lunch one day this week!
Mills-Giving Information for Families
Info for Parents/Families:
Mills-Giving Luncheon will be held during your child’s lunch time. Please take note of the adjusted lunch times for Nov 17th.
If you have not paid for your Thanksgiving meal, please send in your money ASAP in a sealed envelope with Student name and Teacher Name to the front office.The last day to pay for meals is Monday, November 14th.
If you or your guest names are not in the Raptor System, you were contacted by Mr. Deric. Ensure that you come by ASAP to get your ID scanned. This is required for any visitors in the building.
On the day of the event, you will check in at the check in table located at the front of the school.
Lunch times are tight. Please ensure that you arrive on time and depart as your child’s classroom lunchtime is over. We will have MANY visitors on campus. If you are eating with more than one child on this day and there is more than a 5 minute gap between lunchtimes, please wait outside the front of the school.
Only eat lunch with your child.
Mills-Giving Nov 17 Adjusted Lunchtimes
Please Welcome Our New Technology & Library Clerk!
Sara is a native Austinite who spent almost a decade living in the land of cheese and snow (i.e. Madison, Wisconsin) until five days in a row of negative 40 degrees help convince her husband to try out Austin. Her two children attend Mills, and they absolutely love seeming mom at work.
On the weekends, Sara loves to swim laps at Camp Moody, play video games, rough house with her Boston Terrier & Boxer (Opie & Madison), and just hang out with the family. You'll see a smile on Sara's face if the U.W. Badgers, U.T. Longhorns, or the Cowboys win their games!
Awesome Art by Mountain Lions!
1st Grade Fall Leaves Texture Frottage
5th Grade Ugly Dolls
4th Grade Flint Corn Paintings
This Week & Looking Ahead
Monday, November 14-
November CAC Meeting via Zoom
Tuesday, November 15-
4th Grade Spanish Performance, 7:55am & 8:55am
Wednesday, November 16-
Educational Support Professionals Day
Pre-K Thanksgiving Performance 8am
UIL Campus Meet (3rd-5th)
Thursday, November 17-
Fall Picture Retakes- 8am-10am
Thanksgiving Lunch 'Mills-Giving' (see schedule & info above)
Friday, November 18-
12:30pm 2nd Grade Thanksgiving Day Parade
2:20pm Thanksgiving Day Assembly (students only)
Looking Ahead
November 21- November 25- Fall (Thanksgiving) Break
November 28- MAP Growth Middle of Year Assessments Begin
Dec 2- PK Field Trip Austin Zoo
Dec 5- December CAC Meeting via Zoom
Dec 8- Short Cycle Assessments #2 3rd-5th Grades
Dec 8- 3rd Grade Field Trip The Nutcracker at the Long Center
Dec 10- Dirt Club (Campus Beautification) Meet Up 9am-12pm
Dec 12-HSR Lessons Kinder-5th Grade
Dec 16- Mills Spelling Bee
Dec 22- January 9- Student Holiday/Winter Break
Art Fundraiser Ends Wednesday, Don't Miss Out. See Flyer Below!
November Staff Birthdays
November 1- Miriam Palomo
November 2- Missy Robinson
November 12- Sarah Leder
November 13- Sharlette Tucci
November 23- Daniel Sweet
November 25- Kristin Aardema
November 28- Kelby Stark
November 30- Galdina Lopez De Dominguez
Thank You Volunteers for Helping with Mills Dirt Club Beautification Projects!
- Removing Old Art Panels on 2nd Grade Portables
- Replacing Soccer Nets
- Installing New Raised Garden Beds for Class Adoption
- Weeding & Tilling Soil for Existing Garden Beds
- Trimming Tree Branches
VOLUNTEERS (STUDENTS & ADULTS) ALWAYS NEEDED & WELCOME! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Next Dirt Club Meet Up: Dec 10th 9am-12pm